Officers and Staff of the ​Northern Colorado FOP Lodge #3

Below are the officers and staff members of our lodge. It takes a team effort to run the lodge and serve our membership. 

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Executive Board

The lodge executive board is comprised of the positions below plus the immediate past president and any national officer from the lodge. The executive board runs all business of the lodge and answers to the membership. Board members are elected by the entire lodge every two years and any member can run for an executive board position.

President

Mike Langley

• CSUPD 1990-1997 
• Ft. Collins Police 1997 – current 
• Firearms Instructor
• Terrorism Liaison Officer 
• Lodge Treasurer 2011-2017 
• FOP member since early 90’s​
• President 2022

Vice President

Max Rader

• ​Ft. Collins Police 
• Sgt At Arms 2020
• VP 2022

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Secretary

Ben Athearn

• ​Ft. Collins Police
• Fort Collins Trustee
• 2nd VP  
• Secretary 2022

Treasurer

Travis Pellyk

• Ft. Collins Police 
• Treasurer 2022

2nd Vice President

Meagan Robinson

• Ft. Collins Police
• Ft. Collins Trustee 2020-2022
• 2nd VP 2022

Sergeant at Arms

Chris Bland

• Ft. Collins Police
• ​Sergeant at Arms 2022

CO State Trustee

Cory Kiper

• Ft. Collins Police
• ​State Trustee 2024
  

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Agency Trustees

Every agency who has at least 15 members from their agency is entitled to have a trustee. Agency trustees are elected by their agency membership. Trustees are responsible for communicating for their membership to the executive board and disseminate information back to their agency.

Fort Collins Trustee

Lafayette Trustee

Weld County Trustee

Estes Park Trustee

Zach Gladden

• Ft. Collins Police
• ​Ft. Collins Trustee 2023

Tyler Maynard

• Lafayette Police
• Lafayette Trustee 2021-current

Ryan Baer

• ​Weld County Sheriff Office
• Weld County Trustee 2022

Monte Allen

• Estes Park Police 
• ​Estes Park Trustee 2018-current

CSU Trustee

Firestone Trustee

Fort Lupton Trustee

Timnath Trustee

Sean Fitzpatrick

• CSU Police Department 
• CSU Trustee 2020-current

​Vacant

​Vacant

Vacant

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Staff

The lodge employs a limited number of staff to help run the lodge. Staff perform various duties and assist the board. 

Office Manager

Suzanne Rice

• Ft Collins Police 1979-2014, retired
• SRO 14 years
• Treasurer Benevolent Fund
• FOP member since 1979

Chaplain

Stephen Barnett

• ​Chaplain 2020-current 

Administrative Aide

Vacant

Benevolent Fund Executive Director

Dexter Rowe

• Ft Collins Police
• SRO
• Community Engagement Officer

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Committees

View the different committees of the FOP Lodge 3.

Building Committee

Suzanne Rice

Scholarship Committee

Suzanne Rice - Chairperson
Ben Athearn
​Mike Thornton

Past Presidents

Scott Goff

Fort Collins Police - Retired
​President 1979-2010
National Trustee
Colorado State President
​President 2020 through 2022

Chris Renn

Fort Collins Police
​President 2018-2020

Spence Alvord

Fort Collins Police
​President 2010-2017
Over 30 years service with Ft. Collins Police

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Mike Thornton

Fort Collins Police 1977-2015 Retired
SWAT Team Leader, FTO
Lodge #3 President 13 Years
National Trustee
VP, State Trustee, Labor relations/negotiations
Retired lodge Administrative Aide

Don Hopkins

Fort Collins Police for 11 years
Chief of CSU Police in 1985

James Warren

First Lodge #3 President in 1977

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